Wakefield Council is to approve extra funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, to help fund repairs and maintenance on its road network.
A council report said the money would go towards improvements on several road across Wakefield and said it was “essential” that road users were kept “safe”, reports the BBC.
Matthew Morley, the council’s cabinet member for highways and planning, said: “We are investing in our roads and footpaths every day. “Getting this extra funding will really help us to keep people moving right across our district.”
Wakefield Council is responsible for maintaining 903 miles (1,454 km) of roads, 1,208 miles (1,944 km) of footways, and 93 miles (150 km) of cycle lanes and tracks.
Last year, the authority carried out repairs to over 3,100 potholes, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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